Advantages of a Ring Flash
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ing flashes are made for macro photography. They are not designed to be powerful enough to provide lighting on subjects many feet from the camera. Instead, they are intended to be used close to small subjects. When I use a 50mm macro lens, for example, the camera is typically 4 or 5 inches from the subject. This means the flash output doesn’t have to be as bright compared to using a typical on-camera portable flash. When doing macro photography, there are two options for lighting: natural light, either diffused or direct sunlight; continuous LED light; and flash. If you opt for ambient light outdoors, the pic-
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